For the first time since 2004, the Miami Hurricanes have defeated the Florida State Seminoles in Miami by the score of 28-27. Back then, the Hurricanes did not play in their current home of Hard Rock Stadium, in 2004 they hosted home games in the Orange Bowl. But, today, another chapter in the infamous FSU-Miami rivalry was written.

Going into Saturday's matchup, most people wouldn’t have given Florida State a chance to sniff victory against the ‘Canes. The majority of sports books had UM as 14 point favorites, which is a wide margin considering the magnitude of this rivalry.

After forcing a quick three-and-out on Miami’s first drive, FSU buzzed 58 yards down the field to get out to a quick 7-0 lead. Both teams would trade punts for the remainder of the first quarter.

Then, in the second quarter, with the ball in Florida State territory, Miami’s redshirt freshman quarterback N’Kosi Perry would strike. Thanks to a pass interference call on junior defensive back Kyle Meyers, the ‘Canes would be brought closer to the end zone and eventually score on a fourth-down pass to Lawrence Cager.

Pass interference penalties on Meyers would become a trend throughout the rest of the game, as the NOLA native would commit three costly penalties to extend Miami drives.

Florida State would manage to get up 20-7 at the half thanks to two long Ricky Aguayo kicks, and a 17-yard touchdown pass from Deondre Francois to Tamorrion Terry.

A big plus for Florida State in the first half was the fact that they kept Miami’s stellar defense at bay. With no turnovers in the first half, everything seemed to be going head coach Willie Taggart’s way.

But, this wouldn’t be an FSU-Miami game if either team pulled away for an easy win. After Miami’s first possession of the second half, they were forced to punt to sophomore DJ Matthews who took it 74 yards for the score to put the ‘Noles up 27-7.

“I read the bounce," Matthews said. "I saw a couple guys surrounding me. I hesitated to throw them off and I just hit the crease. I had a lot of good blocks to from my teammates that sealed the other guys off.”

Following that score, Florida State would only get one more chance at putting points up on the board. From there on out it was all Hurricanes, as the hometown crowd suddenly awoke from their two-quarter long slumber.

The crowd came alive on the next two FSU drives when Francois got hit hard and lost the ball which was recovered by UM’s Gerald Willis.

The following Florida State drive, Francois would turn the ball over again, this time in the air to Michael Pinckney. Both turnovers lead to Miami touchdowns, now FSU’s lead had shrunk to six all in a matter of minutes.

In the fourth quarter, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope for coach Taggart’s squad. With the ball on the UM 42, Francois tossed the ball wide to Matthews who proceeded to find a wide-open Keith Gavin for what seemed to be a touchdown at the time. That’s when a little yellow flag came flying in to stop the party.

The referees called Francois for an illegal forward pass to Matthews. Granted, it was a close play and it could’ve gone either way. The only thing that was weird was that the play didn’t end up going to official review.

“I think the refs said it was a forward pass," said Matthews. "I’m pretty sure I stepped backwards, but that’s something we’ll have to go over on film and work on.”

That drive resulted in a tipped field goal, giving Miami the ball close to FSU territory. On the ensuing drive, Perry would complete two big passes to put the Hurricanes up 28-27 early in the fourth.

“I got to go look back," Aguayo said. "I'm not sure if it was tipped, but it’s a technical issue that I’ll take care of.”

The last three drives for the ‘Noles never got past their own 28 yard line.

Although the defense did all they could to stop Miami and keep the game within reach. Only allowing 102 rushing yards, the FSU defensive line really forced Perry to beat them with his arm.

The defense was also able to record 13 tackles for a loss, five sacks and one recovered fumble on the day.

FSU will have a bye week up next before they face Wake Forest in Tallahassee on Oct. 20. This will be a good breather for the team as they will need to cool down after this tough loss.

“Tomorrow the sun's going to rise and the birds are going to be chirping," said redshirt senior center Alec Eberle. "Another day to practice. Another day to get better. We really have to take advantage of this bye week, and practice next week to get better.”